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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2023
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Andrew C. Deck, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Benjamin A. Bialorucki, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kevin A. Larson, South Lebanon, OH (US);
Anthony Nguyen, West Chester, OH (US);
Brian D. Schings, Maineville, OH (US);
Richard M. Harper, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Kevin J. Zylka, Mason, OH (US);
Caterina E. Esposito, Cambridge, MA (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus includes first and second elongate members having first and second stapling surfaces and being configured to releasably couple together. A clamp member is movable from a first position to a second position to approximate the stapling surfaces for clamping tissue. A latch member is transitionable from an unlatched state to a latched state to releasably retain the clamp member in the second position. A firing assembly is actuatable from a home position to fire staples into the clamped tissue. The latch member is transitionable from the unlatched state to the latched state when the clamp member is in the second position while the firing assembly is in the home position. The latch member is inhibited from transitioning from the unlatched state to the latched state when the clamp member is in the second position while the firing assembly is displaced from the home position.